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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 February 2024
Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read the usages to learn how to use them in sentences. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1.SLICK (noun): चालाक
Pronunciation: slɪk
Meaning: done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.
Synonyms: efficient, smooth, smooth-running, polished
Antonyms: amateurish, clumsy, inexpert
Sentence: By the time he becomes a very slick person.
2.POMP (noun) : वैभव
Pronunciation: pawmp
Meaning: ceremony and splendid display, especially at a public event.
Synonyms: ceremony, grandeur, pageantry
Antonyms: simplicity, severity
Sentence: The coronation was conducted with great pomp.
3.VERDANT (adj.) : हरा भरा
Pronunciation: vuh·dnt
Meaning: (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Synonyms: green, leafy, grassy
Antonyms: barren, leafless
Sentence: Much of the region’s verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.
4.OBSOLETE (adj.) : पुराना
Pronunciation: awb·suh·leet
Meaning: no longer produced or used; out of date.
Synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded
Antonyms: new-fashioned, modern, recent
Sentence: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
5.EMACIATION (noun) : दुर्बलता
Pronunciation: uh·may·see·ay·shn
Meaning: the state of being abnormally thin or weak.
Synonyms: thinness, scragginess, weakness
Antonyms: convalesce, gain, recover
Sentence: These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.
6.STARTLING (adj.) : चौंकाने
Pronunciation: staat·ling
Meaning: very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.
Synonyms: surprising, astonishing, amazing
Antonyms: unsurprising, common, usual
Sentence: Her technical accomplishment on the piano is startling.
7.SPEARHEADED (verb) : नेतृत्व करना
Pronunciation: speeuh·hed·uhd
Meaning: to serve as leader of an attack or a course of action.
Synonyms: captained, commanded, headed
Antonyms: bowed (to), followed
Sentence: Unofficially at least, Luther spearheaded the civil rights movement.
8.MAUDLIN (adj.) : भावुक
Pronunciation: mawd·luhn
Meaning: self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.
Synonyms: sentimental, emotional
Antonyms: unsentimental, unvarnished, impassive
Sentence: Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks.
9.SHAMBLES (noun) : अव्यवस्था
Pronunciation: sham·blz
Meaning: a state of total disorder.
Synonyms: disarranged, mess, muddle
Antonyms: order, system
Sentence: After the party, the house was a complete shamble.
10.INSURMOUNTABLE (adj.) : अजेय
Pronunciation: in·suh·mawnt·uh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
Synonyms: indomitable, insuperable, unconquerable
Antonyms: superable, surmountable, vincible
Sentence: The problem is so large that it feels insurmountable.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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